Psalms 89:34-49

³⁴Neither I shall make unholy my testament; and I shall not make void those things that come forth of my lips.

³⁵Once I swore in mine holiness, I shall not lie to David;

³⁶his seed shall dwell without end. And his throne as the sun in my sight,

³⁷and as a perfect moon without end; and a faithful witness in heaven.

³⁸But thou hast put away, and despised; and hast delayed thy christ.

³⁹Thou hast turned away the testa-ment of thy servant; thou madest unholy his saintuary in earth.

⁴⁰Thou destroyedest all the hedges thereof; thou hast set the steadfastness thereof into dread.

⁴¹All men passing by the way ravished him; he is made a shame to his neighbours.

⁴²Thou hast enhanced the right hand of men oppressing him; thou hast gladdened all his enemies.

⁴³Thou hast turned away the help of his sword; and thou helpedest not him in battle.

⁴⁴Thou destroyedest him from cleansing; and thou hast hurled down his seat in the earth.

⁴⁵Thou hast made less the days of his time; thou hast beshed him with shame.

⁴⁶Lord, how long turnest thou away, into the end; shall thine ire burn out as fire?

⁴⁷Bethink thou what is my substance; for whether thou hast ordained vainly all the sons of men?

⁴⁸Who is a man, that shall live, and shall not see death; shall he deliver his soul from the hand of hell?

⁴⁹Lord, where be thine eld or old mercies; as thou hast sworn to David in thy truth?